Doing economics : a guide to understanding and carrying out economic research

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenlaw, Steven A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin , c2006
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300 |a xiii, 289 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 21 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-276) and index 
505 0 |a What is research? -- Overview of the research process in economics -- Surveying the literature on a topic in economics -- Using writing as a tool for economic research -- Writing as a product of economic analysis -- Critical reading or how to make sense of published research -- Theorizing or conceptualizing the research -- Locating (and collecting) economic data -- Putting together your data set -- A first look at empirical testing: creating a valid research design -- Introduction to regression analysis -- Communicating the results of a research project 
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650 0 |a Economics   |x Authorship 
650 0 |a Economics   |x Methodology 
650 0 |a Economics   |x Research 
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